Chapter 433 - 142: _3
Mu Jin curiously asked, "Why?"
"I don’t know. We tried everything and couldn’t solve the energy problem, then we happened to discover your world."
Zi Yuan replied expressionlessly, "Oh, what a coincidence."
"... According to past records, it truly was a coincidence." Even the Mirror King found this unconvincing and quickly changed the subject, "So, to ensure its continuation, the Mirror Country had no choice but to begin attempting to contact this world..."
"Oh, no choice, oh, attempting contact."
The Mirror King was momentarily speechless.
"... Uh, there’s no need to be so aggressive." Mu Jin coughed, "I’ve heard about this from a friend; the Mirror Country has its own difficulties, and they aren’t all villains."
"Oh, differing positions."
"..."
As Mu Jin and the Mirror King fell silent, Zi Yuan glanced at them, "What’s wrong? Continue."
"How is someone supposed to respond to that?"
Mu Jin sighed, "In any case, there are many people in the Mirror Country like Venus, who aren’t bad..."
"Is that why you only sealed them and not killed them all back then?"
Mu Jin cautiously glanced at Jiang Si, "Are you angry? I admit there might have been oversight in the past, but at that time, I had just reached Full Bloom and couldn’t have wiped them all out; my friend was still in the Mirror Country... I’m sorry for leaving you such a troublesome mess. Please don’t be angry, okay?"
"No one can blame you."
Zi Yuan shook her head, "How you dealt with the Mirror Country was your choice, and it was a right you fought for on your own strength."
"Haha, it wasn’t that grand. But I was really powerful back then..."
"Just a bit foolish."
The previously smug Mu Jin immediately deflated, "Okay, okay, blame me for being foolish... Regardless, I still think that if the Mirror Country could peacefully join this side and live together with everyone, that would be great."
The long-silent Mirror King finally spoke, "We think so too."
"Actually, we initially tried peaceful contact, asking for a territory to develop independently, but we were rejected..."
Mu Jin was stunned for a moment, "Ah, that happened too?"
The Mirror King then waved his hand, projecting a scene of a meeting between the Mirror Country and the Disaster Strategy Bureau.
"We were strictly rejected by the Disaster Strategy Bureau; they considered us very risky, allowing us to enter this world one by one, and no more than three at a time..."
The Mirror King protested, "Clearly the Disaster Strategy Bureau accepted people from another world and allowed them to act in trios. Why can’t we from the Mirror Country?"
"Another world?" Zi Yuan raised an eyebrow, "Explain in detail."
"Uh, we don’t know which world it was, but it was the Alice of the Mirror Country who discovered it. Some other world’s people arrived before us and cooperated with the Disaster Strategy Bureau, which led the Mirror Country to try negotiating for land, but the bureau deemed us dangerous and refused..."
Mu Jin listened to the Mirror King’s words in silence, her expression unchanged, just glancing at Zi Yuan.
The small girl with a severe expression seemed equally shaken by this revelation.
What was Zi Yuan thinking?
...
Is this going to enter the Great Thousand Worlds already?
Zi Yuan furrowed her brow slightly; the Mirror Country seemed like an independent world, and now there was another independent world.
This isn’t right. By the usual trope, it’s only when one reaches the peak that they learn there’s always a greater mountain, always another person beyond the horizon, with layers of worlds beyond worlds.
And then the strongest of this world ascends to mine the higher realm.
The Great Thousand Worlds came too quickly; I haven’t even reached Dou Di yet...
Is my advancement speed too slow?
If counting from when I started cultivation—no, from when I began body cultivation, it’s been over a decade.
It’s indeed a bit slow, and most of the body ascension was completed in this last fortnight.
In a web novel, this could be seen as having extremely low talent.
More effort is needed; once entering the Great Thousand Worlds, Full Bloom might be everywhere, and it’ll be hard to keep up with the pace...
After a long breath, she decided not to think about the Great Thousand Worlds anymore:
"So you’ve confirmed the Disaster Strategy Bureau’s decision was correct."
Zi Yuan’s reply also made Mu Jin nod.
She witnessed the atrocities caused by the Mirror Country in Southern China firsthand.
Though unable to heartlessly kill all the people of the Mirror Country, as her friend Venus showed that they weren’t all bad.
But for Mu Jin, she wouldn’t have claimed the bureau’s decision was wrong back then.
Facts proved the Mirror Country was indeed very dangerous.
"Yes, because the Mirror Country was at a critical moment, and after being rejected, they tried to claim living space through their own means, causing great losses and trouble for you. We’re really sorry."
The Mirror King bowed deeply, tears in his eyes, "But we were truly desperate. Mu Jin, you and Venus are friends, so you must know, the Mirror Country was truly desperate, which led to such actions, hoping you’d give the Mirror Country another chance, just one more chance. You sealed the Mirror Country hoping that they could coexist peacefully with you in the future, didn’t you?"
Mu Jin nodded, "Yes, Venus also hoped for that. I really do hope everyone can live together in peace..."
"It’s impossible."
Zi Yuan suddenly spoke, causing Mu Jin and the Mirror King, who were lost in emotional contemplation, to freeze.
"Mu Jin chose to give you a chance and sealed you because she had the strength and right to make that choice."
Zi Yuan waved her hand, and an overwhelming surge of purple magic power instantly engulfed the entire space!
They returned from the projection of the Mirror Country’s plight to the mirror space of the backup system.
"But now, I’m not giving you a chance."
Mu Jin slightly opened her mouth and then sighed.
Once, her decision was unassailable and unchangeable.
Zi Yuan wouldn’t meddle.
Now, with Zi Yuan’s decision, she couldn’t meddle any more.
Because the authority to decide the Mirror Country’s fate now lies with Zi Yuan.
Realizing this, the Mirror King immediately knelt, "We truly know our mistake! I truly know our mistake, please give us another chance!"
"It’s not that you know your mistake."
Zi Yuan shattered the projection with a single palm strike, "You know you’re about to die."
Mu Jin stared blankly as Zi Yuan denied the Mirror Country’s plea, then picked up a system file backup.
Just before leaving, she suddenly turned to Mu Jin and emphasized,
"Born of the sword."